I know it’s hard, this standing next to the one you love, despite their behavior, despite no reciprocation of your affections. They have gone a different way, and your heart is heavy. You look back, wanting to discern when the turn came when you pulled away from one another. You think that if you could…
Read more Relationship and Hope for the Broken Heart – Rush, Gather Ministries, Youversion
“So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her.” 2 Kings 4:5 Second half of the instruction was that this widow, after collecting all the vessels; will shut the door with her sons and pour the oil. I am yet…
Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones. 2 Kings 4:3-4 This story is very…
This year I completed 12 years in the church that I came into knowing Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Having born in an orthodox family, we only followed rituals and accepted struggles, in the view that God is pleased to make us go through worst. But diving more into the Word I realized, yes,…
“Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God” – Philippians 4:6 You have no end if you are in Christ. So be encouraged soul. Don’t be carried away or burdened by the “nows”.…
“Instead of bronze I will bring gold, And instead of iron I will bring silver, And instead of wood, bronze, And instead of stones, iron. And [instead of the tyranny of the present] I will appoint peace as your officers, And righteousness your rulers.” ISAIAH 60:17 As I was reading this I realized that the…
“Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these heavenly bodies, The One who brings out their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one is missing.” ISAIAH 40:26 What a powerful God we serve! We…
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.” Psalms 1:3 We, believers in Christ, are like a tree. For a tree to flourish, the seasons HAVE to keep changing. These changing seasons, help…
The prevalent offender of all times, ages and seasons is Jesus. An unshakable trust in this offender with our flesh, mind, will, emotions and beliefs invites us to share in a glory, not worth comparison to this world. He offends the wisdom/logic of this world, He offends the comforts of this world, He offends the…
When a farmer sees an empty field, he doesn’t go out and wonder/whine why there are no crops. He takes whatever sacks of seeds and starts sowing. “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your produce; THEN your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be…
